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i eap. 100, redeems in our Colony Mr. Uuskisson's liberal pro_ mise to that effect at the opening t)s the last Session of Parlia- men t. We feel assured that the other Colonial Legiilatures, upon whose decision this arrangement depends, will lose no time n: decidingQpon . its adoption, and show by their alacrity in fol lowing, in this instance at least, the example of Trinidad, that their backwardness on other occasions is not to be attributed to any want of good feeling, but only to an honest conviction that the measures hitherto recommended would never be practically beneficial.' If we are requested to specify all the particular aftantages to -be derived from this measure, we beg in reply to ask—Where is the mind that can conceive, or the pen that can detail , all t he advantages to be derived by an individual. whose hands are suddenly set at liberty after being long manacled and confined ? There must be advantage in every and the slightest movement. We (have always heen of opinion, that to the Colonies at least, the abolition of the fees upon shipping was the most important part of that improved system, which is now to be carried into operatic:: throughottt the Empire. Other parts of it depended in a great degree upon the concurrence of Foreign Powers—this depends upon ourselves alone ; and were our trade in future to be restricted solely to the communication between British ports and. British Colonies, we should not hesi tate to hail this measure as an inestimable advantage. To the lower classes its benefit will be incalculable; the necessaries of life will no, longer remain a glut, locked up and rotting in one Colony, whilst comparative famine exists in another in its immediate vicinity : the abundance of the one will now with out difficulty flow into and relieve the wants of the other ; and the Negri) Slave may say with heartfelt gratitude , that lie has at last been practically benefitted by an act of the British Covernment." • Mu. - rED STATES BANKs.—The follo‘‘ing Sum mary of the Returns received at the Secretary's Office, from fifty-two Banks, during the present Session of Contress, extracted from an Ame rican Journal : " It apears that the amount of speck in their vaults is abgut 1)1 ,348,200, of which the City Banks, with eleven mil lions of c a pit a l, had D. 754,000 in gold and silver; ant! the Country Banks, with about five and a half millions of capital, had 1).591,200. Returns have been received from seveml..new Banks in the country, and one in Boston. The town Banks have 4 9.11 per cent. on their capital stock in sp eci e , and the country Banks upwards of 10 per cent. The largest return is from the City flank, which, with a capital of D. 750,000, had 11 . .123000 in specie, or 17 per cent. The ne x t is the Suffolk, having 11,757;390 specie on a capital of D. 500,000, or 25 per cent. The Boston had less thin 4'per'cent. on the capital in specie. The New England had 5i per cent. The State Bank, which was the lowest, had less than 2 per cent. on their capi. tal. The Union had less than 6 per cent. The Common ' wealth had 4 340. 4! • . Tuesday morning, soon after seven o'clock, Mr. Secretary .C.kNNING left town, and pro. ceeded as far as Marlborough, where the Right Honourable . Gentleman slept that night. Early on Wednesday morning he proceeded to I3ath, where he remained during that day and night. At. ten o'clock on Thursday morning Mr. CAN. wiNa left Bath, and proceeded on his way to wards London to Salt Ilill, where he arrived about six o'clock to dinner, where he was met by Mr. STAPLETON, his Private Secretary, Who had come from London in consequence of some im portant • business occurring at the Foreign Of fice, which required the immediate attention of Mr. CANNING. *Soon after eleven o'clock yesterday morning- the Right Hon. Gentleman left Salt Hill on horseback, his saddle horse basing, arrived the previous evening at Salt Hill from London. The Right Hon. Gentleman rode. to the King's Lodge, Windsor Pork, where he remained two hours, during which time he had a long audience of his MAJ ESTY, to take his com mands on some State business ; after which Mr. CANNING mounted his saddle horse again, 'and rode as far as Hounslow, where he dismounted and entered his travelling carriage, which had followed him, and, proceeding to London, ar rived at his•house in Downing-street about four o'clock. Thursday night Mr.MEATES, the K ING'S MeS. !ranger, arrived at the Foreign Office, l)owning street, Rail Dispatches from St. Petersburg!). MEATES left London with Dispatches a few days a fter the Duke of WELLINGTON, Overtook his Grace at Berlin, and proceeded with him to St. Petersburg)). The Duke of WELLINGTON was to leave St. Petersburgh on the 25th or 26th ?I . March, Dispatches were yesterday forenoon receive() at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, from Sir GYM. A'Couivr, our Ambassador at the Court of Lisbon, containing the official account of the death of the King of PonTuaA Last. night a Gentleman left town with Dis- Tatches for the lonian Islands. • • - The War Office is about reducing twenty-two of its clerks, in consequence of the arrear of business of that department being • nearly brought to a close, Th e re d uct i on o f t h e i n dividuals will be voluntary on thoie selected, and to their re tirement will be added a pension, regulated Ac cording to their period of service.—(iferald.) SPANISH AFFAIIIS.—Extract of a letter, dated Alicant, March 14 :—We have had a terrible scene here.— You will of course have heard of 13azan's mad expedition and disembarkation at Guardama about 58 men of all degrees landed, penetr a ted a few leagues into the interior, with what intention it is impossible to say, as their manoeuvres did not indicate any fixed plan; the whole country was in alarm im lnediately, and the unfortunate fellows, without victuals, rest, or arms, Were hunted down like wild beasts, until those who had .not the good fortune to be killed by their pursuers, were ,obliged to surrender to the brave Royrlist volunteer, who Against such a formidable enemy assembled in great numbers. —ln the course of fo ur day , , not one was left who was not . eith er i n 'prison or killed. Some will have it that two or three escaped by sea; 31 were shot here in t F an• mornings, there were several French amongst them; the whole of them be. 'hayed - with uncommon fo r tit u d e , an d num b ers o f anec d otes , whichon some future occasion I will communicate, are re. lilted of their last hours. .The brothers Itazan and Figoroa, of the Cortes, with several others, were shot at Orihttela ; the ;eldest Basso was nearly dead from the severe wounds he re.. eeived, which had begun to gangrene, and which he would not ,allow tube dressed; many wild stories are goin g a b out o f i ts h a y. ,in g or i g i nate d i n L on d on , b ut names are mentioned as concern .,rd hi it, that makes inc believe that there is no suc h t hi ng ,• the peopl e here are becoming more barbarous than ever. 1 have sent my friend to Murcia to learn the Spanish ; he arrived Asti:ly there, though 1 was not very easy till I knew it, for that ,awkward custom of taking people up to the mountains without releasing them till they have ransomed themselves still continues in this blessed country." W have received a 'Julian Journal of the 15tit of" January, which contains an account , of t.lse opening of the Session of t h e Sable Parlia ment on the 10th of January. Arnowg the spec 'tutors of the ceremony were the COnsul-General mi . France, and some French naval officers. The •PumsinENT arrived about nine o'clock, surround. ,d with the officers of his staff, at the Hall of Assembly, anti having taken the Presidential Chair, pronounced rt, speech, in which he an zoanced the completion of Haytian regeneration by the acknowledgment of Hay tian independence, and.tlefended the policy of the pecuniary sued fi"s by which it was p ur chased. Th e P resi d ent r the , Chansber echoes the speech of the Chief Magistrate ; and the meeting broke up amid the cries of " Long live•the Republic r " Long livO ,the President of Hayti !" • THE FUNDS. Consols—Yesterday closed After, the Close - 791 This morning opened - In the afternoon of yesterday, Consols receded to 791—the Hebrews having operated largely, with a view to realize en the fluctuations of the day, which extended to 14- per cent. The quantity of business has in en very considerable. At one o'clock the quotation was 79g. 3 per Cent. Consols (Money) 791. Ditto (Account) - New 4 per Cent. - 9114. Exchequer Bills, £lOOO--2 3 pm. 1:500-2 3 pin. £lOO-2 4 pm. FOREIGN. The Settlemert of yesterday, produced some defalcation, but there was not much exposure, resort being had, in most cases, to the accommo dation ledger. Yestefday. 59/ 721 This day. Colombian 1824. - 55 - Mexican 6 per Cent. -66 cx div. - . Danish . 57i ex div. - Peruvian - ~~•29 • - Greek • • • In - Russian Bonds -79 i. SHARES. British Iron 16 dis.; General Steam 31- Mexican 9.1 dis. BOLIVAR MINING ASSOCIATION. --The first meeting of the shareholders in the above Associa tion took place on Thursday, at the office of the Association, in Great Winchester-street, T. A. CURTIS, ESq., in , the chair. The Report stated that the Trustees felt peculiar satisfaction, in ad verting to the fact of the society being in posses sion of a property, legally leased end made over, containing an ahnoft inexhaustible supply of the richest ore, from whickthe metal is so easily extract..d as not to require the common pro. cess of stamping mills. That the Association were not put to the expellee of machineryots the mines were worked by manual labour; four miners could break 1001. worth of copper per day. That the trustees felt great regret in adverting to the death of Captain J. D. Cochrane, and three of the miners; that they had sent out a surgeon to watch over the health of the miners, end that the miners had written a letter, expressing their grateful sense of the attention that had been paid to their comforts; that the mines were in full work ; and that General Bolivar had written a letter, confirming their title to the mines. Thel Chairman referred the shareholders to the seve ral letters from the agents which lay on the table, and said that the trustees would ask for money very, sparingly, and if they received the copper which they expected, no further call would b.. maces at ull events, more than 1/. per share would not be required. The Report was ordered to be printed, and a copy sent to each proprietor. The Account stated that there was 0,4521. in the agents' hands, that they had coo per to the mount of 1,8001., and valued the steam-boat n four thousand pounds. A vote of thanks to the Trustees for their zeal and at tention to the interests of the Ptoprietors, and to the Chairman, were carried unanimously. The Chairman returned thanks on behalf of the 'Trustees and himself, and the Meeting adjourned. A letter from n 11 (la te( . M 1 —er..ll, _arc 13, says— " We are assured that the Russian courier, who left this place to-day, has with him dispatches from the Russian Court to the French Govern ment, in which the Emperor Nlcitur,As declares that he will not interfere in the affairs of Greece without the concurrence of the great European Powers, and that, for his own part, he is willing to have the Holy A Ilial4.e dissolved, and a new, liberal, and general compact entered into." The Lords of the Admiralty having ordered that all sea-going ships should be provided with th e ir full is ar complerneut 'of Marines, Lieut. a. J. Delacombe, a serjeant, corporal, and 14 privates, have been added to the crew of the Thetis, Capt. Sir John Phillimore, C. B. This ship has now; fifty marines (officers and men), being the full war establishment of this class of frigates.---(Plymouth Journal.) fry the tables of M. Hassel, of Weimar, it ap pears that the population of the empire of Rms.- sin, nt the death of Catherine 11. in 1790, amount. ed to about 33 , 000 , 000 : an d in 1825, at the death of Alexander, in consequence of conquests from the Turks, and re-captures and conquests of do minions in Poland, the amount was b 0,000,000. In the course of three centuries and a half, the power, in point of population, of the Russian em pire, has multiplied itself more than eight times; w hil e , in extent of territory, it has been in creased nearly twentytimes. The Nantucket inquirer states, that while L or d B yitoN was at the Sandwich Islands, he assisted at . the Coronation of the new King. A part of the ceremony consisted in crossing two swords over the Royal bead ; one of the w ea pon, being held by the Prime Minister, Billy Pitt, and the other by Lord BYRON. The latter, after going through the august rite, turned to the populace, and blandishing his sword, exclaimed in Engli,h, " Now, d —n y e, obey the King !" A hair-cutter in Boston advertises that " after great study and profound research, he has at length discovered the true Venus de Medicis and the ,A polio Belvidere style. He can, by , the perfection of his art, convert the grave moral ist into the fop, and the dandy into the piffles°. Pher." This wonderful genius is to be found otnewhere in Court-street.—(American Paper.) HORRID BituTALlTY.—Lust week a case of unheard of brutality took place in the parish of St. Thomas, Oxford. A man bad a dog whose lower jaw was longest, and be actually cut the flesh from the end of the jaw, and then sawed part of the jaw, off with two teeth in it s sewing the flesh up to the part that was left, FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. THE KING. - - - . WINDSOR, 'slAncu 3l.—His MAJESTY is now sufficiently well to receive visitors and transact business; but the coldness of the weather has not yet permitted him to ride out. As soon as a favourable change takes place, it is expected he will gladden us all by his re-appearance in public. FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS. The Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock has left their seat, Oakley House, Bedfordshire, for Stowe, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham. The Earl and C,ountes? of Cassillas and family have arrived -at their house in Privy-gardens from their seat, St. Margaret's. Sir Edward Chetwynd, Bart. arrived yesterday at his house is Great George-street, Westminster, from his seat in Warwick shire. Keane Fitzgerald, Esq. left town yesterday, for his seat, Un der-hill, Herts. General Hill arrived in town yesterday from Bath. Countess De Grey arrived yesterday at her house in St. James's-square, from her seat, Putney Heath. The Lord Bishop of Chichester and family left town yester day, for the Palace, Chichester. Lord and Lady G. H. Cavendish and family are expected in town on Monday, from their seat, Holker, Lancashire. Lady Warburton has arrived at Tiet house in Albemarle street. from a tour. Emily, ,Marchioness of Londonderry, has left town for the Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry's seat in Hants. Sir W. and Lady Rombold and family arrived yesterday at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from bard Rancliffe's scat, Bunny Park, Leicestershire. The Right lion. Sturges Bourne, M.P. and family , left t own yesterday, - for their seat, Testwood House, Southampton. Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St..lames-street :—Colonel Vansittart, from his seat in Berko;; anti Richard Norris, Esq. from his seat, Basing Park, Hants. Gen. Brooke has left ditto. Lord Newborough arrived yesterday, at the St. James lin- Jernlyn-itreet, from North Wales. .. - FEMALE FASHIONS FOR APRIL, 1826. (From La Bale Asientbat.) • PRIVATE COIMERT DRESS.—A full round dress of white grog de Naples, with eight narrow flounces of crepe-lisse, fall ing over each other, and caught up in front, to lesions, with a white satin rosette and a bouquet of roses. The corsage is made to fit exactly to the shape, and plain, excepting that fie/re-bracers cross it over the bust. These are of rich white ribbon edged with blond ; the ends rounded, and falling over the front of the skirt, nearly as low as the knee. Short sleeves, with the ful ness confined across the top of the arm, next the shoulder, by rows of falling ornaments, composed of narrow blond. The head-dress consists of a dress-hat of white crape, ornamented I with white ostrich feathers, placed in various elegant directions. The jewellery articles worn with this dress are several rows of pearls, twisted, and forming a necklace. Each ear-ring is formed of one large pearl. MORNING 1 4 ;XIBITION DnEss.—A dress of celestial blue, or of spring-bud green gros de Naples, with two broad flounces round the border, very handsomely pinked and scalloped at the edges : between each flounce, and above the upper one, is a beautiful row of raised embroidery, in chenille, or floize silk, of a colour a few shades darker than that of the dress, which has a very charming effect. The body is made high, and finished downwards by several narrow rouleanx ; or someladies prefer having the corsage laid in very small fiat plaits. This should depend on the enboapoinl or slightness of the make of the fair wearer, each mode having the game effect as to orris rnent. A collar falls from the throat, trimmed round with braided satin, and a rosette of ribbon, the colour of the dress, fastens it in front: this is surmounted by a double French ruff, rather narrow, of Urling's lace. The sfeeves are long, rather close to the arm, and are confined at the wrists by three rows of the same material as the dress, bonillionne. The hat is in the Valois shape, of pink Gros de Naples, and is slightly or namented with satin and flowers of blue, or when the dress is green, of suitable colours; with strings of the same line, left untied. A gold chain, with a convent-cross depending, finishes , this lively costume, which forms a fashion admirably appro priate to the coming season of spring. ( From Ackermann': Repository of Arts. 4c. ) Cantu AG E COSTE ME.—Pelisse of Turkish satin, of a brig' blue or hyacinthine colour, lined with white sarsnet and fas tened in front ;. the collar square and turned down ; the corsage plain and close to the shape, and ornamented on each side with a row of diamonds of the same material as the dress, edged with a narrow satin rouleau of the same colour, anti united with a satin button.. The two rows diverge towards the shoul ders, and meet in front at the waist, where the diamonds unite in pairs, and gradually increase in size as they descend; two rows of swansdown adorn the bottom of the dress, between which is an elegant satin scroll. The sleeve is still ea gicrot, but much smaller from the elbow to the wrist, which has three diamond ornaments to correspond, placed perpentlicu larly. The ceintare has a highly wrought gold buckle in front ; deep square collerette of British Brussels lace ; cup of white crepe lisse : a bouquet of damask roses on the right able, and others variously disposed. The hair in large curls, arranged to accord with the border of the cap, which is full, and of folded crepe lisse. Gold ear-rings and bracelets 4 gold chain and eye-glass ; jonquil.colour kid glolies and shoes. EVENING DRESB.—Beautifully sprigged Urling'a lace dress, over a primrose -colour Turkish satin slip, made with a frock body of a moderate height and hams, confined at the top with a narrow satin muleau, and trimmed with a row of deep fall. big lace, put on very full. The sleeve is short and extremely full, and finished with the same kind of lace as that round the bust, and equally full. The skirt has an elegant wreath of various sorts of flowers, surmounting two very deep flounces of &II scollOp lace, which are headed with satin piping, and put on with much taste, slightly partaking of the fes toon ; the rise of the upper flounce is opposite to where the lower recedes, and displays a well -arranged selection of flowers within each space ; a wreath of single leaves and a row 'of rich scollops terminate the dress. The ceinture has a beantiful cameo in front. A roulean of primrose and hair colour gros de Naples forms the head-dress ; and the hair is dispOsed in ringlets, a far more becoming . and elegant style than the stiff large curls which have disguised the beautiful tresses of our fair fashionables. Shaded gauze scarf ; pearl ear-rings and necklace, with a gold chlin ; broad cameo brace lets outside the gloves, which are long white kid and French trimmed ; white satin shoes. The Duke of York took his last sitting to Behnes on Wed• nesday, for his marble bust. Yesterday the Princess Sophia of Gloucester left town, for her house at Blackheath. Yesterday,. Mr. and Mrs. Canning and a select party, dined with the Marquis of Clanricarde. The Duke of Northumberland entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at Northumberland House, among whom were—the Duke and Duchess of Montrose and the Ladies Graham, the Duke and Duchess of Athol, Mr. and Lady Ilarriet Clive, Lord Prudhoe, &c. " The Melodiats" Society dined on Thursday at the Free. masons' Tavern. It was their monthly meeting; and on this occasion they had the Satisfaction of counting in their party M. Von Weber, Brabant, Sinclair, De Begnis, llotne, and Bache.. The vocal treat was of course exquisite, and Weber, who (Mr. Braliain remarked), " is not less eminent as an instru mental performer' that he is as composer," delighted the com pany on the piano. It was a trea- of the highest order to hear Witness the splendid voice of Brabant in " Oh I can bear my fate no. longer," accompanied by i ts unrivalled composer ; and, again , toitness the display of Sinclair's bri-liant powers in " When absent from her whom my soul holds most dear," accompanied by Braham. The whole scene presented a feast of harmony, and a constellation of superior and varied talent, such as few existing societies can hope to equal; none to surpass. On Thursday night there as a splendid dinner, to celebrate the commencement of the ` w lierners Hotel," Berners. l street. ; l It is remarkable as having been the banking. house of Messrs. hlarsh and Co. The fine, large, anti elegant rooms heretofore used as the late Mr. Fauntleroy:ti thawing anti sitting minis, library, &c. are now converted into apartments for the hotel; and the front first floors of the two' houses now form one spa cious coffee-room. In that room the Company dined, to the number of sixty gentlemen, of the first rank and talent, many of whom were distinguished characters at the Universities.— Lord W.'Lennox bad premixed to preside, hut was prevented in consequence of a death in his family, which occasioned hint hastily to quit town, and his Lordship had the opportunity of sending an explanatory apology only about nn hour before dinner. Mr. (Courntellor) Kirwan took the Chair; afterwards J. Bone, EN. of Christ Church, Oxford. Cu AnLts 11.--A person of very mean abili ! des and a pp earanc e, having an ambition to be knighted, his e of the courtiers to solicit that favour for money bim p who could scarce ever re f use any t hi ng f T n a l il t ed he o K n in s g sam e to a man he liked, particularly if it was mentioued over a bottle. Next day, when the person for whom the honour was intended went through the ceremony, his consciousness of not deserving it made him kneel at too great it distance; upon which the King cried out, "Come, come, Sir, be collected ; ,'tis I, not you, to whom the shau3e belongs.” SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. "[FROM LLOYD'S.] DEAL, MABotr 31,—Wind Easterly.—The Kellie Castle, from China, and the Corsair, from India, sailed for the River this morning. Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Lovely Ann, Champlin, from Charente; Jane, Milne, St. John s, N. B. ' • and the Anna Helena, Wincke, from Hon duras.— Passed through from the River, the Elizabeth, Charlton, for Quebec ; Dawn, Blyth, for Miramichi. Arrived from the RiVer, and remain, the Mary, M'Clure, for Jamaica; and Ver tumnus, Laing, for Quebec. The Favourite, from Oporto, for Newcastle; and the Olen, for 'Rotterdam, sailed this morning. Po RTS srouT MAncu 31.—Wind N.—Arrived the City of Limerick, , from Limerick, and Hope , Gregory , from London. Passed by the Cincinnstus, Bliss, for New York. Sailed the Woodbridge, Dean, for Sierra Leone ; Stag, Preston, for Newfoundland ' • and Leonidas, for Cardiff: PLYMOUTII, :MARCH 30.—Wind N.—Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Druid, from Portsmouth. Off the Port the British Monarch, Pearson, from Demerara. Sailed his Majesty's ship Thetis, .for Colombia, and the Argus, for North America. FALMOUTH' MAncu 30.—Wind N.—Arrived the Crown Prince, Frederick, from Dram. Sailed the Success, Bone, for-London. LivEnroor., MArtcrt 30.—Wind N.—Arrived the Alex ' ander, Hogg, from Mobile; Pomona, Ilighel, New Orleans; and Heprictta, from St. John's, N.B. Arrived off Dartmouth the Adis, Ilunt, from Madras and Ceylon. and landed passengers. The Sally, Arne, from Cadiz to Havanna, was wrecked 27th January on the south side of the Bahama Bank ; about two thirds of the cargo expected to be saved. Arrived off Hastings the Elizabeth, Brecklin, from St. Tho mas's ; Quito, Wing, New York ; Margaret, Wright, Vir ginia; and the Ebenezer, Williamson, from Oporto. The Paragon, Pollock, from Glasgow, was on shore to lee ward of Demerara 6th February, snd had lost her ruddder. The Alpha,.Langley, bound to London, was on shore near Whitstable yesterday, and wax discharging. The Hercules, Nordenburg, hound to Marseilles, was on shore in the Clyde on 'Wednesday. The Trusty, !Nutley, was wrecked near Bartley on Thurs. clay. East India Company's ship Kellie Castle arrived oil Portland on Wednesday last. She sailed from China. op the 22d of November, and from St. Helena on the 7th February The Inglis, General Kvtl, Bridgewater, and Repulse, it is re ported, were dispatched from China about the 17th November; and the two former to have sailed from St. _Helena four days, and the two latter one daybetbre the Kellie Castle. The Gene ral Kyd arrived off the Wight yesterday. She sailed from China on the 19th of November, arrived at St. Helena the 2cl of February, and sailed from thence for England the 4th of February. Mn. Genre's AccousT nr rtrx /Enter, Excunstox ON TUURSDAY LAST.—At eight minutes past five o'clock, we ascended from the Eagle Tavern; in the City-road. having niade a rapid ascent on Tuesday, 1 was anxious, if possi ble, to proceed slowly en this occasion, with the twofold ob ject of gratifying the public, by remaining longer in sight, and at the same time of affording to the companions of my voyage a more ample opportunity of :viewing the various beau ties of that world which they had just left behind them. In both respects I fully succeeded I if any satisfaction was felt by those below, who marked our track through the vast vault of heaven, I can answer for the gratification of those abeve. -- After we had risen to the height of from. 800 to 1,000 fe4t, we were borne to the eastward for some time ; but a fresh current ' of air then took us southerly, and we crossed the Thames con siderably below London Bridge. We had here a fine oppor. tunity of tracing the course of the river in all its beauty, it being then nearly flood tide. The shipping seemed to us like a great forest, and almost every object was clearly discernible 7 -though, from the immensity of distance, greatly reduced in size. The villages of Liniehouse, Deptford, Stepney!, and Greenwich, were quite as visible to us as we were to their in. habitants, whilst the " great and mighty heart" of the nation lay in the perspective, a confused and incongruous mas of building. In about fifteen minutes from our ascension we entered a stratum of cloud, which was uncommonly cold and dense ; on emerging from this, we encountered a heavy shower of snow of delicate whiteness, and peculiarly fine. The ther mometer was here sensibly affected ; it stood at 30 degrees, 2 degrees below freezing point, and the barometer was at 24 degrees. Having been now nearly 40 minutes in the air, we prepared for our descent. We landed on a fine grass field, about five miles from Sevenoaks. DesTnumvx FIRE.—At half-past three yes- , terday afternoon a fire broke out in Strahan's place, Ball's Pond, Islington, which raged for 3 hours with ungovernable fury. , Maherly chapel, with its rich service of communion-plate, &c. was consumed, and so rapid was the progress of the flames, that, within an hour and a bull of its commencement,4 houses, exclusive of the chapel, were destroyed. Three persona, belonging to the Phrenix Fire-office fell victims to the devouring ele ment, besides a child about 4 years of age, whose heart-rending cries having reached the ears of its afflicted mother, she rushed through the flames to its assistance, with all the solicitude of mater• nal affection ; but, alas ! her efforts to prevent its falling a sacrifice to their fury was unavailing.-- There was a great scarcity of water, and, owing to the distance, it was some time before the en gines arrived. With the exception of the Chapel, no pecuniary loss has been sustained, as the houses were well insured. You NG NAPOLUON.--TWO gentlemen, who visited Vienna, were conversing in French nt a public exhibition, when they were ovrrheard by young NAPO bEox, who was present. Ile eagerly asked if they were Frenciimen, and being an. swered in the affirmative, laid his hand on his heart, and said, " I also am a Frenchman; how are all my good people in Paris ?" The wool trade in De'ion and Cornwall con tinues in a very depressed state. The farmers are holding out for such prices as the manufac turers state they are unable to a fford ; and the consequence is, that the latter are seeking for supplies of foreign wool, which is said to' be very plentiful in the London market. An ostensive manufacturer in Devolstlire has lately had too cargoes of wool from Loudon. At the Bristol fair, this month, and which is the general , wool market for the west of England, not half a dozen parks were sold Dimizes .Ga;ctle;) Yesterday, Abel Jearrad, the only son of Mr. Charles Jearrad, builder, of '27, Adam-street East, Manchestersquare, a fine boy, between 14 and 45, was precipitated front a new building, a t Maida-hill, supposed the effect of giddiness, and was taken up to all appearance dell ; his ( n o., eyes, and head dreadfully 'disfigured ;.-his l e ft .shoulder out, and right arm broken. lie still lies on the pretnises, but under Mr. Kirby's care, of Sion-terrace, Paddington, who promptly rendered evcry assistance. it is hoped ho will ;le well. S DDrli DEATH. --`Thursday morning .51r.4Antx Y, of EdwartlAtreet, Ilattle.bridge, got up in good health, and, after dressing himself, sat down to breakfast. lie had scarcely finished when he leaned back on him chair, anti placing his hand avow side, said, " I feel very ill, gave a deep sigh and ex. MURDER AT BROMLEY.- - -YPOTAny a farther investigation of the circumstances connected with the p iticientrde i l leror r e o t f i D e D aniel Sullivan, Magistrates istrtesof a t t ll e Bromley, po Police-office, took iric e, ijambetli-street,. Whitechupel. ',The evidence was in general a repetition of that which has al \ready appeared. Th e prisoners charged with the murder were fully committed for trial WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. 7 — . (Tyjs DAy.) RECEIVING STOLEN LINEN. James Martin, the keeper of a marine storti. shop in Great Peter.street, was indicted for re. ceiving divers articles of linen, the property of Nathaniel Short, knowing the same to have been stolen. There was another indictment of a simi lar nature against the prisoner. Elizabeth Keerst', a laund ress , stated, that on the ISt of March she hung out II quantity of liar n . to dry, among which was that described in the indictment. In the course of the d ay s h, „ d‘s , d it, and gave information at Quvei,,,sq,:ire, to i'slmsequence of a suggestion of Cooper the officer, she went to the ptisoner's shop, and found the property in a silk handkerchief, but which did not belong to her : the linen was in a wet. state. The property was produced and identified. By Mr. At r,Er.—The property lost belonged to two persons. Cooper, the °nicer, slated that be took the last witness to the prisoner's house, where he found a person of the name of Roberts. Wit tress asked the prisoner if he had any thing brought there ? Ile said no. Witness then requested to search,. and, while he was doing so, the prisoner appeared anxious to conceal something, which turned. out to be a bundle of wet linen. Wituess Said, This is what I'm looking for." lie said." Is it ?",and appeared confused. Witness said, "If you had told me Roberts brought the parcel, I would have taken Itior, and not you." The prisoner said, that if Itoberts brought the bundle, it was unknown to him. Mr. ALLEY iledint4tl to examine the witnesses, and subMitted if there was any evidence it were to prove a , theft, and not a case of receiving, • The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Const) said, it was one that must go to the:Jury. , Mr. ALLEY addressed the Jury at great length, contending tinst; as the name of the, thief was not known, for atm w as no proof that Roberts took the bundle to the prisoner's house, —the itetlict ment was therefore unquestionably bad ; for it was not proved that the property was ever in the prisoner's hands, or that he had purchased it. The Chit" stunnthl4 up,. observed, that he felt it his duty to exprevr that he coio cided, to a certain extent, with the, arguments of the prisoner's Advocate. The Jury were, however, to look at all the facts as,proved in evidence, and if any doubt existed 913 their mind, to allow the prisoner, the bertefit of it. . . The Jury consulted- for about '2O minutesond returned a verdict of ,Guilta. The, prisoner was then tried : upon a second in. 'dictment, the evidence to support which, Via* exactly similar :to the procodiug.—Verdict, Guilty. ~ The prisoner's wife implored the Court -,to ha merciful to her husband, but the Chairman re. marked, that he had been tried last Session for a similar offence, and narrowly escaped, and she herself had been recently tried at the Old Bailey. The Comer sentenced the prisoner to be con. fined twelve months on the Ist, and one month on the td indictment, and kept to hard labour. AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOB. MARCH. _ The severity of the frost in the late t-eason lasted just long enough to' ret:nce the glebe to the most friable and advantageous .tate; and to destroy the insectite ova ; the Irippy cause. ces of which I.as been, eirty spring curt ore and exemption generallifroin the in . ' grit's otherwise to be expected front vermineons insects to the roots and vege.tation of the groWing corn. The present rough and old styled "March many weather.," with kportion of easterly winds, seems to argue well for a mild and genial spring and warm sum mer.—Wheat, and good and well manured soils, is.a thick and luxuriiint plant ; most encentraging proportionally, on nil soils. In some. counties, Kent particularly, they " sheep" their wheats; that is, feed them . down with sheep, in order. to check their ton great forwardnestiovbiclt. they suppose detractive front semioation, and also to destroy . the weeds. We have,'indeed, formerly seen in Kent a piece•or wheat , covered with both cheep and bullocks with this intent. THE LADY IN SEAUCII or A flusuttin.----On Sunday, at three o'clock, immense crowds were attracted to Merrion.square, by an advertisement that appeared in a Morning Paper, in which " lady" announced her intention of perambulating the north side of the square, in the expecta. tion of receiving a nitttritnonial proposal.— Carriages and four, and pair, and, vehicle* drawn each by only one horse, dashed along, con- taining les curieu; ; who, while' they and the pedestrians smiled at the credulity, of . others, in being duped into giving their,, attendance on the pave, upon so absurd an occasion, forgot that by being here, they, themselves, 64 dropped in" also the victims of a waggish advertise meat. One female of respectability, Whited accidentally, nearly as the article described, ap. peared shoat four o'clock, leaning on a Gen tleman, and was quickly surrounded,by such a Alma of well and ill.dressed persons, that she was right well pleased to seek shelter beneath the hospitable roof of a Gentleman residing in Lower Merrion-street. One of the frail sisterhood, Whited in Kendal-green, bonnet, and robe, with a dashing white plume of feathers nod ding.over her locks, was returning from Sandy mount about a ,quartet; after• four ; some one exclaimed, "'There she is 1" and hundreds instantly rushed along, shouting and pressing for ward in so troublesome a way, that she also was obliged to seek shelter, and was protected by Peace Officer Slid and others. The celebrated Mr. Anthony Frank, who is still tinprovitied viitb a helpmate; was 44 in attendance." The crowd immediately recognised him, and proceeded 10 treat him With considerable roughneq. Alarmed by their manner, he besought the protection of t t i b le en p i t , c s o c n e ;e o y ffi e c d er to s, a of safety (V W s ho were present , n o d was by Journal.) It has not yet been det elmined IA 'tether St. Martin's workhouse, whi ch occupies, a large space . reonan's at th© south-west angle of Ilemmings.4o,,,,, i s to b. , takPll tIOWti to make way for the projected improvtments in that quarter.